, 1887-08-18
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RSbt. Nj. Gaines OF Orcas Is IN town.
Miss Minta Foster went 10 Dungeness
today.
Mr.. Clapp is in town again from Dun
geness.
University subscriptions are the order
of the day.
Mr.. Chas. G. Bartlett has some magni-
ficent views OF Alaska.
Look out for an advertisement Of The
Coupeville Academy soon.
Douglas Young, formerly of this city,
passed through here today.
The schooner Teazer, Captain e G.
Quinn, is in our harbor again.
This weather does not tend to make
house flies any less tenacious.
The county commissioners are in ses-
sion-at an adjourned meeting.
Rev. J. n. Denison went up the Sound
today on business for the university.
A movement is Oh foot, we learn, to Or
ganize Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation here,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. 4. Johnson of Seattle
passed through today, going to Dungen-
ess TO visit relatives.
So much building is going on that our
streets are necessarily Uttered more or
less with distractions.
John Carroll at Dungeness has pur-
chased thirty acres of very fertile soil
next to the river, just above the bridge,
including the Barker place.
Port Townsend xeeds a good road to
Point Wilson and to the Grows nest.
Il would make a pleasant drive, and
would be specially appreciated by visit
oTs.
DIR. Rosedale, the Jewish Levite, ar
rived today, and will entertain and in
struct the public at the al. L. church to-
night His entertainment IS illustrative
OF life and peculiarities III the Palestine
ani Jerusalem
Judge VIM. Korter, who has been in
such poor health for long time past, is
preparing to make a trip east, IN hopes
of improving physically thereby, and to
visit his brother in Chicago aud settle
some business affairs.
Mr.. T. j. Corrigan, the ;ailor, has
prospered so IN business that he now
has three men and two women employed.
He has a fine stock of dress goods, and
guarantees q perfect fit as well as gener-
al satisfaction to each customer. He is
well worthy Of liberal patronage.
The Port Angeles paper makes great
blow about Clalam county scrip being
worth ninety cents on the dollar. To
those who have known, however, that
Clalam county scrip has been worth this
price for years and years, the astound-
ing news will not he so very startling
after all.
Tickets for Wad -Ei-War'l's entertain
ments this week are for sale at Mrs
Congilrs, and at W. a. Bourland's at w
A. O'Bar's and at the ARGUS otiice-or
they may be had at the door OF the NJ
E. Church this evening. Single admis'
sion, 80 cts. The tickets are for the
course OF three entertainments, aud cost
81 each.
Senator Sherman ana party arrived
this morning from Victoria. They were
accompanied by Hon. a. w. Bash who
had gone to meet them They were
taken on the hill fer drive while here
by Nj: Bash, J, J. Hunt, Chas. e. Bart
lett and Allen Weir-yiewing the public
building and various points of interest
The party consists of Hon. John Sher
man, Gen. Grosvenor, NJ. c., of Ohio, and
Hon. II. c. Townsend, ex-member o
congress and capitalist, of Cleveland
Ohio, and Gen. Robertson, ex-membe
of congress and present secretary o
state OF Ohio. The party arrived II
Victoria last evening, and went todh!
from here TO Tacoma; from there the!
return to Seattle, thence via Port Town